Anvil attachment.



L. M. MILLER.

ANVIL ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED mum, 191s.

Patented June 2, 1914 L/WM/LLER IL?) 1 Mum/vim I sures.

LEVE'IT M. MILLER, 0F SALEM, OREGON.

.ANVIL ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1914.

Application filed June 4, 1913. Serial No. 771,717.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Lnvnrr M. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salem, in the county of Marion and State of ()regon, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Anvil Attachments, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in anvil attachments and more particularly to a stamping attachment and my object is to provide an improved means for the operation of the same.

A still further object of the invention resides in providing a device which is normally held out of effective position and which may be readily turned to its operative position by means of the foot of the operator and a still furtl er object resides in providing a device which may be locked in its inoperative position.

Another object of the invention resides in providing a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efficient and useful in operation.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my device applied to use; and Fig, 2 is a similar view showing the beam carrying the stamp disposed to its lowermost and inoperative position on the device.

ltn describing my invention, I shall refer to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which 1 indicates an anvil block formed of wood or other material, as desired, upon which is mounted the usual anvil 2. My attachment comprises an arm 8, the one end of which is hooked in goose-neck fashion, as shown at 4, the extreme free end of the hook being pivoted as at 5, to the side of the block adjacent the top thereof. This pivot point is in advance of the front face of the anvil roper and the arm is spaced from the block 1 by means ofa washer or the like 6. This arm is bent angularly at its opposite end, as shown at 7, and has a stamp or the like 8 suitably secured thereto, whereby when said arm is swung in one position on the pivot point, the angular bent portion 7 will rest upon the upper face of the anvil proper to dispose said stamp in operative position thereon. l have provided means for the operation of this arm by means of the foot of the operator and, to this end, I have providcd a lever 9 which is fulcrumed at its one end to the referred to side of the block at a point adjacent the bottom thereof. This lever has a pedal or the like 10 at its outer extremity, which proj ects beyond the rear face of the block, to be engaged by the foot of the open ator, when desired and pivoted to the lever intermediate of its ends, is the one end of a connecting rod 11, the opposite end thereof being pivotally connected to the arm 3 at the point of formation thereon of said hook or goose-neck t. Also engaged with said lever 9 at a point between the free end thereof and the point of pivotal engagement with the arm 11, is the one end of a coil spring 12 which has the opposite end thereof secured to the block 1., at a. point adjacent the top of the same.

The tendency of the aforesaid coil spring is to normally draw the free end of said lever upwardly, which motion thereof forces upwardly upon the arm 11 to swing the arm 3 on its pivot, whereby to dispose the free end thereof forwardly in. advance of the anvil 2. hen it is desired to use'the stamp on. the anvil, it is only necessary for the blacksmith to place his foot upon the pedal 10 and force downwardly thereon, which operation, obviously, causes the arm 3 to be swung on its pivot, drawing the angular portion 7 thereof into contact with the upper face of the anvil. The stamp thereon is thus in its operative position for use by the blacksmith and it will be seen that it is not necessary for said blacksmith to use his hands whatsoever in the disposition of said stamp to its operative position. When the blacksmith has completed his use of the stamp, it is only necessary to release his foot from the pedal 10 which is raised through the tension of the spring 12, thus swinging said arm on its pivot and disposing the same in advance of the anvil. When the anvil is out of use, the arm 3 with the stamp thereon may be disposed to afurther inoperative position by forcing the same clownwardly by hand, until the angular portion 7 vice, the operation thereof will be readily understood and it will be seen that I have provided an improved attachment for anvils which will enable the stamp thereof to be efiectively and ineffectively disposed thereon by a mere operation of the foot of the blacksmith. It will further be seen that the attachment is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and one which will be very efiicient and useful in operation.

hile I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described this invention, what is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a block, and anvil mounted thereon; of an arm having one end thereof hooked and pivoted at the free end of the hook to one side of said block adjacent the top thereof, the opposite end of said arm being bent angularly to extend over the top face of said anvil when the arm is disposed in one position, a tool carried on the angularly bent end of said arm, a footoperated lever fulcrumed at its one end to the referred to side of said block adjacent the bottom thereof, a connecting rod having pivotal connection at its one end to said lever, the

opposite end of said rod being pivotally engaged with said arm at the point of formation of said hook thereon, and a coil spring engaged at its one end to said lever, and having the opposite end engaged with said block to normally draw said lever upwardly, whereby the angularly bent end thereof will be normally disposed in advance of said anvil.

2. In a device of the class described, a

block and an anvil mounted thereon; of an arm having the one end thereof hooked in goose-neck fashion and the free end of said hook pivoted on one side of said block adjacent the top thereof, the pivot point of said arm being disposed in a plane in advance of the plane of the front face of said anvil, an angular extension formed on the opposite end of said arm and adapted to extend over the upper face of said anvil, when said arm is disposed in one position, a tool carried on the angular extension of said arm, and a foot operated lever fulcrumed at its one end on the last referred to side of the block, adjacent the bottom thereof, a connecting rod pivoted at one end to said lever, intermediate of its ends, the opposite end of said rod being pivoted to the arm atthe point of formation of the hook thereon, and a coil spring having one end secured to said block and the opposite end engaged with said lever, whereby to normally dispose the latter upwardly to cause the angular extension on the arm to be normally disposed in advance of said anvil.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a block and an anvil mounted thereon; of an arm, one end of which is hooked in goose-neck fashion, the free end of the goose-neck portion being pivoted to one side of said block in a plane forward of the plane of the front face of the anvil, the free end of said arm being bent to form a double right-angular extension thereon, a tool carried on the extreme free end of the angular extension adapted to rest in engagement. with the upper face of the anvil when said arm is disposed in one position, a foot-operated lever fulcrumed at its one end to the referred to side of said block, adjacent the bottom thereof, arod pivotally connected at its one end to said lever, intermediate of its ends and having its opposite end pivoted to the arm at the junction of the goose-neck bent portion therewith, and a spring member engaged with said block and the outer end of said lever to normally draw the latter upwardly and correspondingly dispose the tool on the outer end of said arm to its inoperative position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LEVETT M. MILLER. Witnesses:

ROY Moonn, J. IV. HUNT.

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